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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ontraport

    Score7.5 out of 10
    N/AONTRAPORT offers customer relations management services that help with content management (creating and hosting webpages), lead tracking, traditional marketing approaches (e-mail, SMS, social media, direct mail), managing online payments, and workflow automation.

    $29

    per month

    Sendblaster

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASendBlaster is the eponymous lean, list management / newsletter-centric email marketing software from the Italian company founded in 2006, basically for creating newsletters in a WYSIWYG editor and sending them out to the multitudes, with tools facilitating this: programmable tags, personalization, link checking, embedded image support, file importing, templates, and help from partner Mailstyler (free) for newsletter optimization and styling. Bulk mailing is managed for free with Sendblaster…N/A
    Pricing
    OntraportSendblaster
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OntraportSendblaster
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOntraport offers a variety of plans to choose from based on the features needed. Pricing adjusts with the number of contacts in the database and users in the account. Monthly or annual plans are available, and all plans start with a 14-day free trial. Ontraport offers a Done-With-You Setup and Training Package for getting set up in the account quickly. Users can also access a free video library with step-by-step instructions on getting started and using every feature of the platform.—
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    Features
    OntraportSendblaster
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Ontraport and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Ontraport
    9.0
    17 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Sendblaster
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    7% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor8.216 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Dynamic content10.014 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content8.37 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Landing pages10.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    A/B testing9.912 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization8.410 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting6.016 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    List management10.016 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences9.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead Management
    Comparison of Lead Management features of Ontraport and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Ontraport
    5.5
    17 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Sendblaster
    -
    Ratings
    Lead nurturing automation7.115 Ratings00 Ratings
    Lead scoring and grading2.413 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data quality management2.614 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automated sales alerts and tasks10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Campaign Management
    Comparison of Campaign Management features of Ontraport and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Ontraport
    7.7
    8 Ratings
    2% above category average
    Sendblaster
    -
    Ratings
    Calendaring6.25 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event/webinar marketing9.38 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social Media Marketing
    Comparison of Social Media Marketing features of Ontraport and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Ontraport
    7.1
    4 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Sendblaster
    -
    Ratings
    Social sharing and campaigns7.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social profile integration7.24 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Ontraport and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Ontraport
    9.3
    16 Ratings
    21% above category average
    Sendblaster
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Dashboards10.015 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports8.012 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Custom reports10.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Ontraport and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Ontraport
    7.3
    15 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Sendblaster
    -
    Ratings
    API3.011 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-based workflow & approvals9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizability10.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Salesforce.com7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with Microsoft Dynamics CRM7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with SugarCRM7.31 Ratings00 Ratings
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    OntraportSendblaster
    Small Businesses
    Vbout
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Mad Mimi
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bloomreach
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Campaign Monitor by Marigold
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Iterable
    Score8.2 out of 10
    Emma by Marigold
    Score8.5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    OntraportSendblaster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (20 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OntraportSendblaster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ontraport
    Here are some cases where Ontraport is well suited : - When writing emails, you can easily access to preview, manage the changes and go back to what you did before - When using automations, if there's an error, you can go back to a previous version of it. There are also some super tools that allows to see where a clients is on an automation without having to go through the all automation. It is less appropriate when you are several colleague that are addressing an issue on an email/automation as it doesn't allows you to be multiple person on the item.
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    Sendblaster
    Sendblaster is a great tool for any environment. It's particularly good in organizations that do not have a full featured CRM that manages bulk email marketing and communication. Even if an organization has a great CRM, Sendblaster is still great for those marketing or communication campaigns that go out to recipients who are not already in the CRM, custom groups, bulk sending that you want to keep separate from your other CRM(s), etc.
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    Pros
    Ontraport
    • Dashboards for our daily stats.
    • The email follows up and broadcasts are simple and easy.
    • Sales and marketing can now see the impact they have working together. Nobody can point finger anymore.
    • They have the best customer support. I can't tell you how many times they have walked me through the problems that I created.
    • Amazing email inboxing.
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    Sendblaster
    • Rendering HTML source code
    • Managing mailing lists
    • You can control the speed of email broadcasts
    • Ease of importing lists
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ontraport
    • Wish they had more options for their forms. Would really like to use multi-step forms.
    • A lot of times their forms load slowly on the website. Would like to see them speed up their services.
    • Their broadcasting options are legacy. There are better options out there for sending broadcast messages.
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    Sendblaster
    • The user interface could be more polished. It's very easy to use, but the appearance of the user interface looks a little old fashioned for a desktop software. Of course recipients don't see that interface, so that is not very consequential.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ontraport
    My client was already using Ontraport and had a decent investment in the tool. As soon as we turn around the revenue situation with my client's products, we will be ditching OAP immediately, despite the significant re-implementation cost we are going to face moving to a new system. I am part of a high-end, professional marketing group, and the overwhelming sentiment with these other professionals is that one should run away from this as fast as humanly possible. I thought their words were just ungrounded opinion, and I deeply regret that I did not heed them more closely before sinking still more time and effort into OAP.
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Ontraport
    The software is just easy to use. The UI is fairly intuitive. The help system is pretty good. I find it is pretty quick to get my work completed and if I don't document my things well, I can always figure out how I did something when I need to make changes. When I have a problem the tech support is easy to deal with and when things need to get escalated they are resolved quickly.
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Ontraport
    Most of the time OP runs fine. But I've had to submit more support tickets this year do to messages, seq.'s or rules not running correctly. Also experienced slow response times moving in and around OP.
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Ontraport
    The techs are reasonably savvy, highly courteous and want to do right by their customers. Unfortunately, the product they are supporting is so deeply flawed that there's only so much they can do when your legitimate business requirements are simply not supported.
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    In-Person Training
    Ontraport
    I went to their Ontrapalooza event, and it opened my mind as to how the software can be used.
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Ontraport
    If you know your business, ONTRAPORT is easy
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Ontraport
    Task management was the main thing that separated ONTRAPORT for me. Keeping things accountable. As well, I felt the campaign builder was slicker, and that the contact management was more robust. Custom fields are very customizable.
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    Sendblaster
    Doesn't apply.
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    Scalability
    Ontraport
    With the new lower priced options, it's now easier for newer businesses to start with a more basic version and upgrade as they need more features.
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    Sendblaster
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Ontraport
    • We are providing better customer service as a direct result of Ontraport. We can track where all of our customers are, what pages/sites/modules they are visiting with ease and tailor our communication accordingly.
    • Our marketing funnel has become vastly improved, meaning that our ROI for marketing has gone up. Sales this April are double what they were last year.
    • Our team works better together because we all have a better idea of what the other needs and when. The tasks that we can assign in Ontraport mean nothing gets missed, creating a better customer and employee experience.
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    Sendblaster
    • Customer service was greatly improved because of Sendblaster. We were able to design our communication exactly the way we wanted to improve communication effectiveness.
    • Sendblaster helped our brand because email recipients have been very impressed by the polished visual appearance of our outgoing messages, consistent branding and use of logo, wordmark, and other identifiers, etc.
    • We saved a lot of money with Sendblaster. Our organization can send unlimited messages, and the Sendblaster software we paid for places no limit on messages sent. So, since there are no ongoing subscription fees or volume fees after paying for the the software, we saved a lot. Other "software as a service" options would have cost a minimum of $50 per month, and potentially a lot more than that for high-volume email communication.
    Incentivized
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